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Different countries are moving in to evacuate their citizens from Afghanistan as Taliban advance to take over the capital after capturing 22 of the 34 provincial cities. The first US troops are arriving in Afghanistan to help diplomatic staff and others leave, as many countries scramble to evacuate workers and citizens amid a rapid Taliban advance. On Friday, militants captured Pul-e-Alam, capital of Loghar province, just 80km (50 miles) from the capital Kabul. The UN chief said the situation was spinning out of control with devastating consequences for civilians. More than 250,000 people have been forced to leave their homes…

High-ranking government functionaries will storm Uyo, Akwwa Ibom capital for the 21st Regular Council Meeting on Women Development in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital from August 22-27, 2021. Organised by the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs, the event will be graced by Ministers, Permanent Secretaries, Development Partners, Country Representatives, and Programme Managers. Other participants are Civil Society Organisations and relevant Ministries from the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The theme of the meeting is “Gender Equality: A Panacea for Enduring Security and Sustainable Economic Development in the Post-COVID-19 Era.” Gender inequality, women and social…

A teenage girl in Akwa Ibom State has been hospitalised after being fatally injured by stray bullets allegedly fired by an official of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, at a wedding ceremony. The victim, Veronica Kufre, who is said to have attended ceremony in Uyo, the state capital at the weekend was hit by stray bullet of a NSCDC official. According to a source who attended the wedding event, “the incident occurred midway into the ceremony in Nsukara community along Nwaniba Road, close to the University of Uyo (UNIUYO) main campus,” adding that the couple, Uduak and Samuel,…

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disbursed N791.6 billion to more than three million farmers in the 36 states in the country under its Anchor Borrowers’ Programme (ABP). The Director, Development Finance Department of the bank, Mr. Yusuf Yila, stated this  Friday in Abuja, during an interaction with newsmen said  the apex bank had reduced interest rate on the loan  from nine per cent to five per cent,  to encourage more farmers to have access to the credit. ABP was launched on Nov. 17, 2015 and designed to provide farm inputs and cash to Small Holder Farmers (SHFs). The…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has sued All Progressives Congress and sought the removal of Mai Mala Buni as the Yobe State governor. Lawyer to the main opposition party, Emeka Etiaba, made the request in a four-page originating summons filed at Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday. The suit filed by the main opposition party comes on the heels of the Supreme Court judgment in the case between the Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, and Mr Eyitayo Jegede – the PDP candidate in the Ondo Governorship election of 2020. PDP prayed the court to make the governor appear before…

Isaac Job Eight companies in Nigeria’s Akwa Ibom State are sealed for contravening various environmental laws, policies and guidelines regulating their operations. The firms include Hensek Integrated Nigeria Ltd, Basse Engineering & Michel Ltd, Peacock Paints Ltd and Wizchino Engineering Ltd. Others are Lion Plywood and Timber Nig Ltd, China Civil Engineering Construction Ltd, VKS Nig Ltd and DPL Construction Ltd. Speaking to newsmen in Uyo, Akwa Ibom capital on Thursday, Mrs Iwobi Angela Ngozi, the state Coordinator of National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA), said the companies did not produce Environmental Audit Report as required by law…

A Ghanaian clergywoman stunned members of her church recently when she rendered the track – Case by a popular Nigerian artiste, Teni. In a viral video shared on her Instagram page, Rev. Akua Ofori-Boateng and her choristers sang and danced to the lyrics of the song during their church service. ”Coz my Papa no be Dangote, or Adeleke but we go dey okay” they sang cheerfully. What also seemed to have surprised most people was the fact that the choristers knew every single lyric to the song. Some of the inappropriate words in the song were not omitted whilst it…

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari, and  the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Thursday, rekindled bond of friendship as they met in London, United Kingdom. In what was seen as presidential visit, Buhari visited Tinubu, thus  sealing rumours of purported rift over Tinubu’s alleged ambition for Presidency in 2023. Claims are rife that Tinubu had allegedly undergone on another knee surgery at the John Hopkins University Hospital in Maryland, the United States. It was gathered that the former Lagos State Governor returned to the United Kingdom on crutches after undergoing the successful surgery. Meanwhile, President Muhammadu…

Australia’s capital Canberra has announced a snap one-week lockdown after reporting its first locally acquired case of COVID-19 in more than a year. The restrictions, which will take effect on Thursday evening, come as Australia battles to control the highly infectious Delta strain of the coronavirus. More than 10 million people in the country’s biggest cities, Melbourne and Sydney, are already under hard lockdowns. Andrew Barr, the chief minister of the Australian Capital Territory, which encompasses Canberra, said the source of the positive case in the city was not yet clear. “This is the most serious public health risk we…

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have dropped seven places in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking, released on Thursday, August 12. The result published on FIFA’s official website shows Nigeria’s Super Eagles are now 34th globally and are now in fifth place in Africa. The ranking comes after Nigeria’s last three matches where they had two losses. While Liberia moved up three spots to 150, Central Africa Republic and Cape Verde dropped to 123rd and 77th positions respectively. The Teranga Lions of Senegal remain Africa’s number one team and 21st in the world and Tunisia are second on the continent and…